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Diviʹning Rod

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A forked branch of hazel, suspended by the two prongs between the balls of the thumbs. The inclination of the rod indicates the presence of water-springs, precious metal, and anything else that simpletons will pay for. (See Dousterswivel.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Dives
Divide
Divide and Govern
Divination
Divine
Divine (The)
Divine Doctor
Divine Pagan (The)
Divine Plant (The)
Divine Speaker (The)
Divining Rod
Divinity in Odd Numbers
Divino Lodovico
Division
Divorcement
Divus
Dixie Land
Dizzy
Djinnestan
Do
Do (to rhyme with go)

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